A quintessential front porch in the South typically includes seasonal plants in full bloom, a wreath or welcome mat that says something along the lines of “live, laugh, love” or “bless this home.” You ...

Sometimes, there’s nothing more blissful and rejuvenating than to sit back and relax from your front porch. With your favorite beverage in hand along with great company, it can’t get much better. No ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

On the day that I first visited the house I would buy and live in for the next 40-some years, the swing was waiting in the wings of possible dreams. From the roof of a long narrow front porch, two ...

Election season is in high gear, with political conventions just ahead, and in New Orleans the summer swelter is at full tilt. Across our neighborhoods, however, one respite from it all remains the ...